Japan’s Kei Nishikori needed to use everything he had in his tank to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, outlasting Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2 in three hours and 34 minutes. “I didn’t quite play great tennis in the beginning, but especially in the fifth set, I…
American Shelby Rogers produced the best match of her career during the Australian Open’s first slate of games, upending fourth-seed Simona Halep 6-3, 6-1 to earn her first career top five win while also handing Halep a first-round exit in Melbourne for the second-straight year. “I think I played great today, trying to be aggressive…
In the world of tennis, the Australian Open is the first major stop of the new year. Players on both the men’s and women’s side will converge on Melbourne aiming for Grand Slam glory after a lengthy layoff. Will Serena regain her number one ranking from Angelique Kerber on…
Johanna Konta captured the second title of her career on Friday, cruising past world number three Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2 to win the Apia International Sydney title. Konta, who was born in Sydney, played aggressive tennis and used her power to neutralize Radwanska, defeating the Pole in an hour and 20 minutes. “I think I’m…
Agnieszka Radwanska entered Thursday’s semifinal at the Apia International Sydney having never lost to the Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova. That didn’t change on Thursday, as Radwanska dismissed Strycova 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour to advance to the Sydney final. “I think I’m playing better and better each match. I think I was doing…
Americans Jack Sock and Steve Johnson both won their respective quarterfinal matches at the ASB Classic on Thursday, setting up a matchup between the two Americans in the semifinals in Auckland, New Zealand. Johnson took on fellow American John Isner in his quarterfinal bout, edging Isner in a third-set tiebreaker to advance with the 6-3,…
Eugenie Bouchard continued her excellent start to the 2017 season, advancing to the Apia International Sydney semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Anastasia Pavyluchenkova on Wednesday. Bouchard saved the only break point she faced and converted on three break points to dismiss Pavlyuchenkova in one hour and 16 minutes. “I feel more and more…
Daria Kasatkina scored the biggest win of her young career on Tuesday, downing world number one Angelique Kerber 7-6(5), 6-2 to reach the Apia International Sydney quarterfinals. While she enjoyed a fantastic season in 2016, Kasatkina was just 2-10 against top 10 players, and that trend continued early on this year as she coughed up…
Professional tennis returned to Brooklyn on Saturday night, as John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, James Blake and Jim Courier squared off in the PowerShares Series QQQ Cup at the Barclays Center, the final stop of the season for the North American tennis circuit for champion tennis players over the age of 30. “I think it’s great…
The opening week of the 2017 tennis season wrapped up over the weekend but not before delivering us with some highly entertaining tennis to open up the new year, none more exciting than Novak Djokovic’s three-set victory over world number one Andy Murray to win the ExxonMobil Open title in Doha, Qatar. Djokovic held off…